![]() It is also upsetting to see some people defending her actions. The usage of these illnesses to “explain” Rika’s actions seem more so offensive to those who deal with these mental issues on a daily basis.Įdit: Upon further discussion, there most definitely was other issues gone undiagnosed by the mental health providers, that caused her to rationalize her brutish actions and act in such a way. Having anxiety and depression do not necessarily make a person become dark and twisted in the mind to the point of abusing others. Mental illnesses are a very sensitive topic, and the way they dealt with it was, in my opinion, very poorly. While it may seem touching at first, these illnesses somehow completely twist her mind, which lead her to creating a religious cult and even blinding her fiance, V. She seems to be getting help from a therapist (though the most we know is that she saw them for three weeks), and that V is very supportive of her even when she expresses self depreciating thoughts. We find out in these endings that Rika has issues with depression and anxiety. While it was probably meant as a joke, there is definitely a lack of understanding as to how that can be upsetting, most likely for many nonbinary/transgender individuals who have to deal with being misgendered and their gender being written off quite often.Ĭontinuing with a more difficult topic is how they presented mental illness in the game, especially in the secret endings. It can be a tricky and sensitive topic, but seeing the way it was handled I almost wish they had just excluded the “lol Jumin’s gay gross” jokes from the game.Įdit: I’ve also heard some comments about the choice of saying you aren’t female in the beginning and their dismissive action. While it wasn’t a major topic in the game, I wished if they brought it up they would’ve been more open about it, especially being a game that has a female love interest (though you’re technically just “friends”). While I understand that this game originates from a different country that may still have more closed minded views of the LGBTQ community (not that each country still doesn’t face these issues), I just hoped that Cheritz wouldn’t have used it in a negative way that made being gay seem strange. ![]() There were a plethora of different comments, but the general attitude of the characters was that being gay was somehow “weird” and abnormal. *įirstly, one thing that bothered me that isn’t part of the secret endings was when they brought up the topic of Jumin being gay. * Note: I will be talking about things pertaining to depression, anxiety, and suicide, so if you are easily triggered or upset by these topics I suggest refraining from reading any further. More specifically, the two secret endings are what caused most issue for me, so this review contains many spoilers about these endings, so please be aware before you proceed. However, as the title may give away, I have a few qualms over some of the topics brought up during the game, and how they were handled. ![]() I would like to start off this review of sorts by saying that, although there were many things that bothered me about this game, I did thoroughly enjoy playing it as well as love the characters from Mystic Messenger. ![]()
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